Ventriloquist Central – A Tribute To Ventriloquism

I was present at the Vent Haven ConVENTion when the crew from the film Dumbstruck was there and filming. Although they seemed to be everywhere it was not easy to find out what they were doing so to finally know that the movie has been premiered and is getting very good reviews is great. I hope we all are able to see it in the not too long future.

Check this out concerning this achievement in film.

Dumbstruck The Movie Trailer from Mark Goffman on Vimeo.

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Copyright 2010 by Dan Willinger

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Ventriloquist Jay Johnson

If you’re like me, you read a few blogs. One such blog I read on a regular basis is ventriloquist Jay Johnson. I enjoy reading his thoughts and he has an interesting and unique writing style.

With all the talk about Jeff Dunham lately, I was especially interested to see Jay’s point of view.

Click here to see Jay Johnson’s blog

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Copyright 2009 by Dan Willinger

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A couple of weeks ago, I posted a blog about an early Rene that is similar to ventriloquist Jay Johnson’s “Bob.” (Click here to see the blog post)

Terry Ottinger sent in these pictures and email:

“My girlfriend and I recently took a ride down to the Smithsonian to see Bob for ourselves. Heres a couple of snapshots we took of him. I hope you enjoy.”

Terry Ottinger

Thanks, Terry for sharing these great pictures of “Bob”.

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Copyright 2009 by Dan Willinger

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Rene has been a fixture in the puppet world for many decades as both a builder and performer. I am please to now show you this great Rene figure which was built in 1979. This is the exact figure Rene used to create Jay Johnson’s Bob. Just check out his fabulous paint job with the shading that only Rene uses.

This figure is 44″ tall has side to side moving eyes and slot jaw and ball and socket neck. He is 100% original just as he came from Rene studios. Also check out the hands. They are super. The body is made of wood and cast neoprene which Rene is famous for using. The lower legs are also cast in neoprene.

This was purchased and then sat in a magic collection for 30 years until just recently when I acquired him. He is accompanied by a letter written to the original owner and signed by Rene.

These figures are becoming very rare and Rene is not knocking them out like he used to. I have only seen a few offered for sale in 10 years time. Most people that own them never want to let them go.

Click here for this early Rene figure

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Copyright 2009 by Dan Willinger

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So you decided you just can’t wait to find and old figure that suits your needs but is still a collectible, well then wait no longer. There is a puppet maker nestled in Burbank California that just may fill your bill. Jay Johnson found him and his character Bob became an overnight hit with his big eye sassy look.

I am talking about Rene products. Rene has produced puppets of unparallel quality for decades and these puppets have been used by professional puppeteers the world over. His figures have been used on stage and screen and TV in all sorts of shows and commercials.

Rene produces a full line of ventriloquist figures and each one is hand crafted for you on order. They are made of Neoprene and will last a lifetime. His painting his fabulous and wigs are perfect. We are all familiar with Jerry Layne figures and this is where Jerry Layne got his start. His figures are actually a retooled Rene face.

I am including the web site for Rene for you to go to and see these great figures. http://www.reneandhisartistsproductions.com/

Rene is now in his 80’s so he will not be producing figures for much longer (I hope he goes at least another 50 years) so you may want to contact him for that special figure. His prices are actually very reasonable and are well under the $1000.00 price. When his figures come on eBay they always sell for around $600.00 which is right around what he sells them for direct to you. So all I can say is here is a collectible ventriloquist figure which you can still purchase so why wait??

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com

Copyright 2009 by Dan Willinger

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